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Re:Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll by fn-mote on Friday August 29, 2025 @03:41PM (#45068500)
By "needs" I take it that you mean "is programmed in such a way to require" and not that the permissions are required to do the job you are asking of it?
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Re:Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll by m463 on Friday August 29, 2025 @11:13PM (#45071610)
ios allows the following permissions for your phone photo library:

- no access

- add photos only - can add photos to the library, but not access photos in the library

- limited access- the app can only access the photos you select

- full access - the app can access everything

Canon used to allow limited access. Now it refuses to work without full access to your photo library.

Honestly, it should allow any of those.

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